A St. Paul police officer who fatally shot a man, after the man shot and wounded him, was legally justified, prosecutors announced Thursday. Officer Michael Tschida, who was shot in the leg, will not be charged in the shooting of … Continued
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell says she won’t leave office over a felony burglary charge after officials in the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party called for her resignation. Mitchell, a first-term DFL senator from Woodbury, was arrested in April after police found her … Continued
Someone shot a man in St. Paul’s North End, causing him life-threatening injuries, police said. Officers responded to the 800 block of Simcoe Street, off Atwater Street, about 2:30 a.m. Thursday. They found a vehicle crashed in a yard and … Continued
Luis Rangel Morales of the Neighborhood Justice Center will fill a judicial vacancy in the south metro. Rangel Morales has been appointed district judge in Minnesota’s 1st Judicial District, which serves Dakota, Carver, Goodhue, Le Sueur, McLeod, Scott and Sibley … Continued
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for a National Rifle Association lawsuit against a former New York state official over claims she violated its free-speech rights. The unanimous opinion reverses … Continued
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and MICHELLE L. PRICE (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — The jury in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial is to resume deliberations Thursday after asking to rehear testimony from multiple … Continued